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Cetaceans show high cognitive abilities and strong social bonds. Their primary sensory modality to communicate and sense the environment is acoustics. Research on their echolocation and social vocalizations typically uses visual and tactile systems adapted from research on primates or birds. Such research would benefit from a purely acoustic communication system to better match their natural capabilities. We argue that a full duplex system, in which signals can flow in both directions simultaneously is essential for communication research. We designed and implemented a full duplex system to acoustically interact with cetaceans in the wild, featuring digital echo-suppression. We pilot tested the system in Arctic Norway and achieved an echo suppression of 18 dB. We discuss the limiting factors and how to improve the echo suppression further. The system enabled vocal interaction with the underwater acoustic scene by allowing experimenters to listen while producing sounds. We describe our motivations, then present our pilot deployment and give examples of initial explorative attempts to vocally interact with wild orcas and humpback whales.

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Full-duplex acoustic interaction system for cognitive experiments with cetaceans
Interaction Studies 24, 66 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1075/is.22039.ryc
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): animal cognition; animal communication; bioacoustics; echo cancellation; human–dolphin communication; humpback whale; inter-species communication; killer-whale; orca; self-interference cancellation; underwater communication

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